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[[Cricket]] is a minor sport in Canada which is unusual among the former Dominions of the [[British Empire]] in not having adopted cricket as a major sport—in contrast with [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[India]], [[Pakistan]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[South Africa]] and the [[British West Indies]].

==History==
((See also|Canadian cricket tours of England|England cricket team in North America in 1859|Australian cricket team in England and North America in 1878|2001 ICC Trophy|Canadian cricket team in Kenya in 2007-08|Canadian cricket team in Scotland in 2009|Canadian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2000–01|Canadian cricket team in the Netherlands in 2009))
The earliest reports of cricket in Canada date from 1785, when games seem to have taken place in Montreal. The first reference to cricket being played on an organized basis is in 1834, when a club was founded in [[Toronto]] and there are reports of matches being played in Hamilton and Guelph.

[[File:Cricket match, McGill campus, Montreal, QC, about 1890 (5351473247).jpg|thumb|left|A cricket match in progress at [[McGill University]] in 1890]]

In 1840, there was a game between the Toronto and New York clubs.  Similar strength teams played each other in 1844 in what has been called the [[Canadian cricket team in the United States in 1844|first-ever cricket international]]. In 1867, Canadian prime minister [[John A. Macdonald]] and his cabinet declared cricket to be Canada’s first official sport.<ref>((cite web|title=CRICKET IN CANADA: An historical chronology before Confederation|url=http://www.canadacricket.com/history/pre-confederation.htm|access-date=2021-12-12|website=www.canadacricket.com))</ref><ref>((Cite web|title=Canada’s Forgotten National Sport · Canadian Law and Canadian Identity · Exhibits|url=https://exhibits.library.utoronto.ca/exhibits/show/canadianlawandidentity/racespaceplace/racespaceplacecricket|access-date=2021-12-12|website=exhibits.library.utoronto.ca))</ref>


[[Cricket Canada]] is the [[Sport governing body|governing body]] of the sport of [[cricket]] in Canada. It was established in 1892 and has its current headquarters in [[Toronto]], Ontario. The [[British Columbia Mainland Cricket League]] was founded in 1914, and is now the second-largest cricket league in North America.<ref>((Cite news|url=http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/2017-bcmcl-season|title=BC's historic cricket league gets underway this weekend|last=Yogesh|first=Bala|date=2017-04-20|work=Daily Hive|access-date=2017-08-04|language=en))</ref> Cricket Canada is Canada's representative at the [[International Cricket Council]] and has been an associate member of that body since 1968. It is included in the [[ICC Americas]] region. Prior to November 2007, the organization was known as the Canadian Cricket Association.

The most famous Canadian cricketer is [[John Davison (Canadian cricketer)|John Davison]], who was born in Canada and participated in the [[Cricket World Cup]] in both 2003 and 2007. At the 2003 World Cup, Davison hit the fastest [[century (cricket)|century]] in tournament history against the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] in what was ultimately a losing cause. In that World Cup he also smashed a half-century at a strike rate of almost 200 against [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]]. One year later, in the ICC Intercontinental Cup against the USA, he proved the difference between the two sides, taking 17 [[dismissal (cricket)|wickets]] for 137 runs as well as scoring 84 runs of his own. In the [[2007 Cricket World Cup]] in the West Indies, Davison scored the second-fastest half-century against [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]]. Canada has participated in the 1979, 2003, 2007 and 2011 [[Cricket World Cup]]s.

==Domestic competitions==
The first Canadian Dominion inter-provincial cricket tournament was held in Montreal in the month of August 1964. One of the best matches of the tournament was Manitoba defeating British Columbia at Lower Canada College grounds in Montreal. 
Cricket Canada organizes domestic inter-provincial cricket in Canada. In 2008, Cricket Canada has introduced two domestic competitions that are Scotia Shield U-19 and [[Scotiabank National T20 Championship|National T20 Championship]]. National T20 Championship is a [[Twenty20]] format competition with eight domestic teams.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.canadiancricket.org/index.jsp?page_id%3Ddomseason |title=Domestic Season |access-date=2008-10-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926181617/http://www.canadiancricket.org/index.jsp?page_id=domseason |archive-date=September 26, 2008 |df=mdy ))</ref> Until 2006, the Under-18 National Tournament in Canada was called as Canada Cup.

In 2009, a new professional Twenty20 league was formed. Known as the TJT National Cricket League (TJT NCL), the league initially consisted of six teams – the Warriors, Titans, Gladiators, Royals, Chiefs, and Kings. About 90 professional cricket players were drafted from across Canada in the inaugural draft.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.southasianfocus.ca/sports/article/73105|title=Six teams likely to join nascent TJT cricket league  |last=Khahil|first=Nuoman|date=July 22, 2009|publisher=South Asian Focus|access-date=2009-08-12))</ref> The inaugural season commenced play August 7, 2009 at [[G. Ross Lord Park]] in [[Toronto]]. The six teams played each other in a round robin match over the season which lasted six weeks. The top four teams Gladiators, Warriors, Titans, and Kings played in semi-finals and the final match was played on September 27, 2009 between the Titans and the Kings. The 2009 TJT NCL championship was won by the Kings.

In 2012, the CIBC National Cricket League was introduced by Cricket Canada as the new major domestic competition played mid-summer in Toronto. Consisting of five franchise teams to represent cricketing regions across the country; Pacific Edge (BC), Western Stallions (AB), Prairie Fire (MB/SK), Central Shield (ON), Eastern Fury (Atlantic – QC, NB, PE, NS, NL). The NCL is broken up into two competition formats, a T20 competition and a One Day competition.

In February 2018, the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) sanctioned the [[Global T20 Canada]], the first franchise-based [[Twenty20]] league in North America.<ref name="CI">((cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22550013/cricket-canada-announces-icc-approved-t20-league |title=Cricket Canada announces ICC-approved T20 league |access-date=23 February 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo))</ref><ref name="NDTV">((cite web |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/icc-gives-go-ahead-to-global-twenty20-canada-1816098 |title=ICC Gives Go Ahead To Global Twenty20 Canada |access-date=23 February 2018 |work=NDTV))</ref>

Domestic competitions in Canada include: 
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* CIBC National Cricket League
* Scotia Shield U-19
* TJT National Cricket League
* Atlantic T20
* Maritime M40 Championship
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===Cricket grounds===
[[File:Maple Leaf Cricket.jpg|thumb|The [[Maple Leaf Cricket Club]] is one of two grounds in the country approved to host official [[One Day International]]s.]]
Until September 2006, [[Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club Ground]] was the only ground in Canada approved to host official One Day Internationals. It was joined at this date by the [[Maple Leaf Cricket Club]] in [[King City, Ontario]].

==National team==
While Canada is not sanctioned to play [[Test cricket|Test]] matches, the team does take part in [[One Day International]] matches and also in [[first-class cricket|first-class]] games (in the [[ICC Intercontinental Cup]]) against other non-Test-playing opposition, with the rivalry against the [[United States cricket team]] being as strong in cricket as it is in other team sports. The match between these two nations is in fact the [[United States v Canada (1844)|oldest international fixture in cricket]], having first been played in 1844. This international fixture even predates the Olympics by over 50 years.

Canada is one of the team's in [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One|Division 1]] of [[ICC associate membership|Associate Members]] of [[International Cricket Council]] who has [[One Day International]] and [[Twenty20|T20]] International status.

Canadian cricket has tended to take a lower profile than most other sports, and the team tends to be composed of expatriates from more successful cricketing nations either trying to achieve a level of international experience or having been deemed too old for their respective national teams. The 2003 World Cup squad, for example, contained players born in Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, and the [[West Indies]].((citation needed|date=August 2018))
[[File:Cricketer0001.jpg|thumb|Members of the [[Canada national cricket team]] during a cricket match against the [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]].]]

===Men's===
((Main|Canada national cricket team))
Canada Senior Men's team qualified in April 2009 at the ICC World Cup qualifier held in South Africa to compete in 2011 World Cup, their third World Cup appearance in a row.<ref>((cite web|url=http://iccworldcupqualifier.yahoo.net/news/news20090420-49.html |title=President congratulates four qualifiers for ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 &#124; ICC CWCQ Cricket News - Yahoo! India Cricket |access-date=2011-02-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724140034/http://iccworldcupqualifier.yahoo.net/news/news20090420-49.html |archive-date=July 24, 2011 |df=mdy ))</ref>

===Women's===
((Main|Canada women's national cricket team))
Canada has traditionally had a strong Women's team. Also The Canadian Under 19 team have competed in the Under 19 World Cup on three occasions. In 2002, they were eliminated in the first round, meaning they competed in the plate competition, in which they did not win a game. They repeated this performance in the 2004 competition.  The Canadian u19 team competed in the 2014 u19 World Cup in Dubai, finishing 15th.

The [[Canadian women's cricket team]] made their international debut in September 2006 in a three match series of one-day games against [[Bermudian women's cricket team|Bermuda]] to decide which team would represent the Americas region in the [[Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier]] in Ireland in 2007. Canada started well, with a five wicket win in the first win, but Bermuda came back with 24 run win in the second. The third game went down to the wire, with Bermuda triumphing by just 3 runs.

==See also==
((Portal|Sports|Canada))
* [[Sport in Canada]]
* [[List of Canadian first-class cricketers]]

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
*[http://www.cricketcanada.org/ Official site of Cricket Canada]
*[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/canada/content/story/261631.html CricInfo on Canadian cricket]
*[http://www.nationalcricketleague.com TJT National Cricket League website]
*[http://www.nfb.ca/film/cricket_and_meaning_of_life/ ''Cricket and the Meaning of Life''], a 2005 [[National Film Board of Canada]] documentary about cricket in Toronto

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